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Red Sea Standoff: Three US Carriers, and 10,000 Troops Deployed. Trump Says War 'Close' to an End, Bessent: '$3' Gas by Summer
Pakistan’s army chief was in Tehran as we went to air today. The ceasefire expires April 21. Three American aircraft carriers are closing in. The diplomacy and the military buildup are happening simultaneously — and as Olga put it on today’s show, it feels exactly like a trap.
“The Americans are piling all their resources into a part of the world where you can’t really escape,” she said. “It’s a tiny sliver of water they have to protect. Iran has two routes they can block — 20% of global goods through Hormuz, another 15-20% through the Red Sea with the Houthis. We’re on a timeline. Iran is…
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